Note: This story is the seventeenth episode in a series entitled "April's Story". If you have not read the previous sixteen episodes of this series, I encourage you do so before beginning this chapter.
This is a dominant wife humiliates submissive husband story. That is the kind of story I write. If you do not enjoy these types of stories, I strongly recommend that you look for something else to read.
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Tuesday afternoon Danny had a furniture moving job. Ponce and I had stopped at the grocery store on our way home from school. We'd decided that all three of us deserved a nice dinner. We bought three sirloin steaks.
Danny got home just after six o'clock. Usually he looked drawn and worn out after a session of moving furniture, but this time something was different. This evening he looked almost giddy when he walked through the door.
Ponce got him a beer.
He took a huge swallow and looked at us. "I have some great news."
I smiled at him. "Wonderful, I think we could use some good news right now."
As soon as we were all seated Ponce said, "Okay, tell us."
Danny leaned forward in his chair. "All three of us hate our jobs right now, correct?"
Ponce laughed. "You got that right."
"One of the problems is that we all work at different times, so our jobs keep us apart."
I nodded. "That's true."
"Today, I moved some bar stools and tables into a new restaurant that's opening up downtown next week. It's going to be called the Goldenrod Supper Club. The owner liked me. He's a huge black man. His name is Percy Ballantine, He thought I was a hard worker. He told me to come back and see him tomorrow about a job in his supper club.
Ponce shrugged. "Okay, that's wonderful for you, but how does it affect April and me."
Danny shook his head in mock disgust. "Ponce you know me better than that. I would never forget my family. I asked Mr. Ballantine if he needed anymore people. He said he does. I told him about the two of you. He wants to meet with all three of us tomorrow after our classes are over."
I looked at Danny, "What do you think we'd be doing?"
"I'm just guessing, but I suspect that Ponce and I will be offered jobs as bus boys."
Ponce smiled. "That sounds a whole lot easier than washing and waxing floors in the middle of the night at the Exeter Building."
Danny turned to me. "I told Mr. Ballantine how pretty you are. I think he might want to hire you as a cocktail waitress."
I blushed at the compliment but gave Danny a questioning look. "I can't serve liquor. I'm only nineteen."
"Yeah, That's what I thought, so I asked him about it. He explained that in this state you have to be twenty-one to buy alcohol, but you only have to be eighteen to serve it."
"Really?"
Danny nodded. "Really."
Ponce thought for a moment and then he asked, "Could we still make enough money to get by?"
"The base wage isn't that great, but this is going to be a very fancy restaurant. The tips are going to be huge. Bus boys and waitresses share the tips."
Danny looked at me. "There is one little catch you should know about. Mr. Ballantine said he's catering to the convention and business trade. His waitresses are going to be wearing some pretty skimpy outfits."
I laughed. "That might be fun. I'm not opposed to exposing a little skin if it will get us some better tips."
Ponce leaned back on the couch. "This sounds like a good opportunity. What time does he want to meet with us?"
"Five o'clock tomorrow at the restaurant."
I smiled. "I think I'll have to try to make myself look very sexy for this interview."
Danny grinned at me. "If you do that, you'll knock Mr. Ballantine off his feet."
On Wednesday afternoon Ponce, Danny and I all got back to the apartment by 3:00. The boys let me have the shower first because I needed extra time to do my hair and put on my makeup. The three of us were dressed and ready to go by 4:15. I wore a short skirt and a very low cut blouse. I wanted to leave Mr. Ballantine with no doubt about my willingness to wear a skimpy waitress outfit.
Mr. Ballantine's office was in the back of the Goldenrod Supper Club. As we walked through the restaurant I noticed that the interior decorators were hard at work. The Goldenrod was going to be elegant and gaudy, but no one was going to call the decor tasteful.
Mr. Ballantine was waiting for us in the bar. He was a handsome and distinguished looking black man in his mid fifties. He was at least six feet six inches tall with a powerful athletic build that gave you the impression that he was not a man to be trifled with. His head was shaved and he was wearing a dark blue pinstripe suit. He was very sexy.
As soon as he saw us he stood up and walked straight to Danny. "Hello Danny, I'm so glad that you were able to find the time to meet with me."
He turned to Ponce. "You must be Ponce. Danny said you were a big man." Mr. Ballantine laughed. "Danny didn't lie. You're even bigger than I am."
Mr. Ballantine shifted his gaze to me. He didn't just look at me, he studied me. I have often heard the phrase, He undressed me with his eyes, but this is the first time I fully appreciated it's meaning.
After a moment he said, "You must be April. Danny said you were attractive." He shook his head. "He was wrong. Sweetheart, you're not just attractive, you are gorgeous."
I blushed and politely said, "Thank you."
Mr. Ballantine threw his head back and roared with laughter. "April my dear, every business man that comes into this restaurant is going to fall madly in love with you."
He turned so he could look at all of us. "The three of you are just the kind of young people I've been trying to find. You're smart, aggressive and good looking."
He walked over to a table. "Let's sit down and talk."
As soon as we were all seated Mr. Ballantine started explaining his ideas. "This town has two decent restaurants, the Kensington Grill and the dining room in the Calvert Hotel. They're both morgues. We have a lot of business and convention trade in this city. I want to give those business men a place to go that has little spicier atmosphere, especially in the bar."
He looked at Ponce and Danny. "You're both smart guys right? You go to Kelroy. Well, I'm going to take a chance. I'm going to hire both of you as bartenders."
Ponce shook his head. "I'm sorry sir, I'm not sure I'm qualified."
Mr. Ballantine smiled. "Ponce I want guys behind my bar who are young and attractive. I want my bartenders to be able to carry on a constant banter about sports and current events. I can't teach you to talk about sports. I can teach you to be bartenders. I just hired George Thomas. He's been the head bartender at The Black Knight for the past fourteen years."
He looked at us, "You know The Black Knight don't you? It's that big strip club on the edge of downtown."
All three of us nodded our heads.
"George knows the business trade and what they like to drink. He'll be running my bar. He can teach you everything you need to know. By the end of next week, you boys could be standing behind my bar mixing drinks and talking about the NFL. Do the two of you see yourselves doing that?"
Ponce and Danny both started to grin. Danny said, "Yes sir we would love to do that."
He grinned "I thought you would and I think both of you will be excellent bartenders.
He turned to me. "Sweetheart, come over here and stand next to me."
I got up, walked over and stood next to Mr. Ballantine.
He looked up at me, "April can you flirt? You know what I mean, can you make me feel like there's a little electricity between us?" He laughed. "I maybe old, but I'm not dead. There's nothing in this world I want more than a little attention from a sweet young thing like you. Are you willing to give it to me?
I put my left arm around his shoulder and rubbed my body against him. "You mean like this?"
He smiled at me and put his hand around my waist. "Yes, just like this."
I leaned over, put my right arm around his neck and gently and kissed his forehead. "I think older men are very attractive."
He smiled and moved his hand to the small of my back. "We can be excellent teachers for sweet young girls like you."
I started to massage his chest. "I can be a very attentive student."
He let his hand slide down to my ass. He waited for a moment to see if I would protest. When I didn't he moved his hand to the inside of my thigh.
As this handsome middle aged black man rubbed the inside of my thigh I looked at him and said, "I like a man who sees what he wants and takes it."
Mr. Ballantine smiled at me, put his hand on my crotch and pulled my panties aside. I shuddered when I felt his huge fingers slip between the lips of my already moist pussy.
As he started to massage my cunt Mr. Ballantine said, "Why don't we continue your interview in the privacy of my office."
I took a deep breath and said, "At this moment I can't think of anything that would make me happier."
He turned to Ponce and Danny. "I think that the two of you should wait here while April and I get to know each other a little better."
As soon as we got inside his office Mr. Ballantine grabbed my arm and pulled me to him. I thought he was going to kiss me, but he didn't. Instead he stared into my eyes and unbuttoned my blouse. His powerful gaze was nearly hypnotic. I melted. Suddenly I was his. This powerful black man was free to use me anyway he wanted.
He opened my blouse and started to play with my nipples. His large black fingers were rough. I realized as he fondled me that he wasn't going to be a gentle lover. I didn't care. I was already his sex toy.
He took my blouse off and tossed it on his desk. I stood in front of him naked from the waist up. He looked at me. I didn't try to cover myself. I wanted him to look at me.
"April, you're very beautiful. I want to see the rest of you."